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WINTER CHALLENGE 2016
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Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD
Queen Bee DarleneMOVING A BOOK FROM ONE TASK TO ANOTHER
My original post (1082) for 30.1 included The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead as Option A - Black text on cover; I want to change this book to task 25.10
These are the revised completed tasks:
25.10 Pamela3265's Task: Tis the Season: Option 3: historical fiction genre: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead The Underground Railroad
and Option 4: Non-fiction genre religion: God's Garden of Grace by Elizabeth George God's Garden of Grace
25 Points
30.1 Maya's task: Good Things Come in Pairs: Option 3 (A) Book w/black text only on cover: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
When Breath Becomes Airand (B) Book w/white text only on cover: Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple
Today Will Be Different30 points
Points this post: 55
Total Points: 85
Janice CA10.5. Noel!
Read a book with NO "L" in the title/subtitle and NO "L" in the author name.
Consequence: A Memoir by Eric Fair
+10
total: 35
tasks: 2
books: 3
Queen Bee Darlene15.4 To Tell The Truth: Option 2: fits both A&B criteria which is Where in title/sub and non-fiction book
Where Am I Now? by Mara Wilson Where Am I Now?
15 points
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 100
Bluegrass Pam20.9 Moderator's pet - Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
**Initials can be found in the word PROOFREADING.
Martian Time-Slip by Philip K. Dick
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 165
GO Total: 2 / BB Total:1
perletwo10.2. Ring, Sing, Bling? - Read a book with a word in the title/subtitle ending in “ing.” No variations allowed.
Investigating Lois Lane: The Turbulent History of the Daily Planet's Ace Reporter
not really a comic book
Points this task: 10
Total points: 570
Golden Oldies ticket requests: 4
Big Book ticket requests: 1
Books read: 40
Tasks completed: 30
This is a repost of #826Oma1229
15.2 - Celebrity Eye-roll
Read 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2
Book 1: Read a book with “night” found intact in a word in the book’s title, subtitle, series title or author’s name.
Tropical Knights by John F. Beckman
E-Book length approve in message#6003
Book 2: Read a book with “time” found intact in a word in the book’s title, subtitle, series title or author’s name.
Golden A Retelling of Rapunzel (Once Upon A Time, #9) by Cameron Dokey by John F. Beckman Cameron Dokey
Total Points-195/1075
Completed Tasks-12/60
GO Books (2)
Big Books 500-750 pages (); 750+pages()
Readerboard Name: frugalitymom5.3 - Sole Survivor
Read a book that is number 1 in a series.
Kale to the Queen by Nell Hampton
Points this post: 5
Total Points: 5
15.1 - Madly in Love With Me DayBook 1 - Read a book with a word in the title or subtitle: I
Last Night I Dreamed of Peace: An Extraordinary Diary of Courage from the Vietnam War by Đặng Thùy Trâm
Book 2 - Read an autobiography or memoir
700 Sundays by Billy Crystal
20.5. Bigger is Better - Loafer's Task: The Long and Short of It
Option 2: Read a book that is a collection of short stories or essays.
Collected Stories by Gabriel García Márquez
25.6 - Trishhartuk's Task: Celebrate the City
Option 1.Read a book where the initial letters of the author’s name can be found in DOMINE DIRIGE NOS.
Wartime Notebooks and Other Texts by Marguerite Duras
author's initials, MD, found in DoMine
Option 5. Read a book by an author who shares a name with one of those commemorated.
Gun Control (Cliff Hardy #40) by Peter Corris
author's first name, Peter, found in "Herbert Peter Cazaly"
25.9 - Brooke TX's Task: Is It Ancient, or Just a Classic?
Option 1: Read a book whose title/subtitle contains a word of at least 4 letters that can be made from the letters found in "QUIS EST CAESAR TIBI NUNC?"
Things Seen: Choses Vue by Victor Hugo
"SEEN" found in quis ESt caEsar tibi Nunc
1 x GOLDEN OLDIES (pub. 1887)
Option 3: Read a book whose author's first and last name initials can be found in CERTAMEN.
Raven Black (Shetland Island #1) by Ann Cleeves
author's initials, AC, found in CertAmen
Total this Post: 85
Golden Oldies: 6
Bigger is Better: 1
Season Total: 330
5.5 - December, January, FebruaryRead a book with the number of pages as listed on Goodreads that includes the number 1 or 2.
Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich
Pages: 288
Points This Post: 5
Total Challenge Points: 10
10.5 NoelRead a book with NO "L" in the title/subtitle and NO "L" in the author name.
Victoria by Daisy Goodwin
10.6. More Following Through!
Read another book by an author you read for the first time in 2016 (including December).
Maggie Dove's Detective Agency by Susan Breen (This was a new author, I read her first book in October
20.3. Best Review - Lorraine's Task: It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
I Choose Option B: Commonwealth
The Cherished Quilt by Amy Clipston
Points this Post: 40
Total Challenge Points: 50
Maddie O.Task 15.2: Celebrity Eye-roll
Book 1: Read a book with “night” found intact in a word in the book’s title, subtitle, series title or author’s name.
I read The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.
Book 2: Read a book with “time” found intact in a word in the book’s title, subtitle, series title or author’s name.
I read Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan. This is the 9th Book in the Wheel of Time series, which is reflected on the book's main page.
In addition, this version of Winter's Heart is listed as 780 pages, so I am claiming 2 Big Book Tickets
Points this post: 15
Total points: 105
Total tasks completed: 6
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Books this post: 2
Big Books total: 4
15.1 - Madly in Love With Me DayBook 1 - I read Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between
Book 2 -I read Scrappy Little Nobody
Points: 185
Books read: 19
tasks completed: 14
tasks in progress: 2
GO: 2
pages read:5807
Hannah MoTask 20.7 two "I"s and two "E"s in title
How Sweet It Is by Melissa Brayden
swEEt It Is
Points this task: 20
10.10. Got Your Lottery Ticket?I read Let Me Tell You: New Stories, Essays, and Other Writings by Shirley Jackson
Points this task: 10
Books read: 1
Tasks completed: 1
5.4 - Best Laid PlansThe Innocent by David Baldacci
fits Fall 2016 task 15.3 - author's first name matches David Prowse and the first letter of each word in the title can be found in FRANKENSTEIN
Total points: 50 + 5 = 55
Bookwrm526Task #30.3 - Atlas Obscura
Option 1: Read a book with one of the 55 English words for snow in the title. I chose water and read Black Water Rising by Attica Locke (430pp)
Option 6: Read a book from the list Popular Social Justice Books, shelved as social justice at least 10 times. I read Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock, from page two of the list, shelved as social justice 21 times (263pp).
430+263 = 693pp
Points this post: 30
Total points so far: 250
20.7 - Shorter is SweeterOption One: I or Eye? - 2 "I"s and 2 "E"s in title/subtitle
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Points = 20
Total Points = 115
Task 30.5 - Dlmrose's Task: This and that, then this or thatBook 1, a book with a title that contains "and" or &: Luck, Love & Lemon Pie by Amy E. Reichert
Book 2, a book whose title begins with the word immediately preceding the & of Book 1: Love Water Memory by Jennie Shortridge
Points this post: 30
Total points: 280
JUKKA10.7. Rollin on the River
Book with Environment, Ecology, Engineering or Food as main page genre.
Raw Spirit: In Search of the Perfect Dram by Iain Banks has Food.
15.8 - Not-So-Secret (leavening) Agent
Book whose title, subtitle, and author's name contains N A H C O O O.
Pathfinder, Vol. 5: Hollow Mountain by Wesley Schneider et al.
Points this post: 25
Big Books this post: 0
Golden Oldies this post: 0
Total Points: 310/1075
Total Books Read: 24
Tasks Completed: 22/60
Big Books Total: 1
Golden Oldies Total: 1
5.4 - Best Laid Plans Read a book that fits one of the Fall 2016 5, 10 or 15 point tasks. Required: When you post, indicate which Fall 2016 task you are using, and include any information required by the task.
I chose to do task 5.1 from the Fall challenge:
5.1 - Paper
Read a a book with a main page genre "Books about Books" or with book(s) on cover.
Required: Include the cover in your post if using the cover option.
The book I read has a main page genre books about books and has books on the cover.
The Well of Lost PlotsPoints this post: 5
Total points: 90
Books Read: 10
Challenges finished: 10
trishhartuk20.10 Group Reads
The Prince and the Pauper, Mark Twain
My comments are posted in message #17 of the group reads thread. (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
Points this Task: 20
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie: Yes – The Prince and the Pauper was first published in 1881
Big Book: No
Total Points: 505
Tasks Completed: 26
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 2 (500+ x2)
Catherine TTask 5.3 - Sole Survivor
#1 in series
The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison
fits 10.10 - HIS in "...ship"
His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet
Task 15.3 - Her Declaration of Independence
one book option: one list and has initials found in name
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft
on page 1 of list
Task 15.8 - Not-So-Secret (leavening) Agent
contains NAHCOOO
The White Mountains by John Christopher
AR info: IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 7.0
Os in author name & mountains
CH in Chris
N in John
Task 20.3 - It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
300+pages published in 2017
The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney
I read an ARC
Task 25.2 - Timeless: Leonard & Leon
book 1 - LIGHT in title
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
book 2 - timetravel MPG
A Knight to Remember by Cynthia Luhrs
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80 points
new total = 290 (I think. my record keeping has been appallingly shoddy this season, sorry!)
Readerboard name: DAIRETask 30.2
Book 1 - Book from "best books about family relationships" list (PAGE 5)
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
Book 2 - Book containing three of the following vowels in title: A-I-O-U
Victoria by Daisy Goodwin
Points this post - 30
Total points - 70
BB - 2
GO - 0
Tasks completed - 4
Books read - 5
Catherine Tsorry, ignore 5.4 above!
Task 5.4 - Best Laid Plans
fits 10.10 - THE in apprEnTicesHip
The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
Task 10.3 - They're Old
MPG Historical Fiction
His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet
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15 points
new total = 305 (probably!)
Catherine TTask 25.10 - 'Tis the Season
option 1 - author initials in CHRISTMAS
The Winter Over by Matthew Iden
option 3 -MPG historical fiction AND science fiction!
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
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25 points
new total: 330
Readerboard Name: MAMAJODYTask 10.1. Let's Follow Up
Read a book from The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend listopia
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
Claiming 1x Golden Oldie - First Published in 1868.
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 33.0
Task 10.6. More Following Through!
Read another book by an author you read for the first time in 2016.
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness.
Patrick Ness was a new-to-me author in 2016, when I read More Than This.
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Points this post: 20
Tasks completed: 2
Books read: 2
Golden Oldies: 1
Cumulative points total: 80
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Nick KY25.5 Sarah BR’s Stars Hollow.
Option 2. Coffee on the Cover. I read Grounds for Murder by Sandra Balzo.
Option 4. # 12 on the list is “filmmaker” -- I readAntonioni: Centenary Essays by John David Rhodes ed. and Laura Rascaroli ed. about the filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni.
Points This Post: 25
Total Points So Far: 430
loaferTask 30.5 - Dlmrose's Task: This and that, then this or that
Book 1: Read a book with a title or subtitle that contains an “and” coordinating conjunction phrase
A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz
claiming a "Big Book" ticket as it is 544 pages long
Book 2: Using the “and” phrase from Book 1, read a book whose title begins with one of the words joined by the “and”
Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford
published in 1949, claiming "Golden Oldie" ticket
points: 30
total: 270
BB: 6
GO: 5
tasks completed: 16
trishhartuk5.4 - Best Laid Plans
Read a book that fits one of the Fall 2016 5, 10 or 15 point tasks.
Fall task 5.2 - Cotton: Read a book set at least 50% in one of these top 5 cotton-producing US states: Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina.
Dae's Christmas Past, Joyce and Jim Lavene
Set in Duck, North Carolina
Read the kindle edition. PB reference link here
Points this Task: 5
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie/Big Book: No
Total Points: 510
Tasks Completed: 27
Golden Oldies: 4
Big Books: 2 (500+ x2)
I am moving a book ... DROP Task 10.2 - Ring, Sing, Bling
Move that book to:
Task 20.5 – Bigger is Better – Loafer – The Long and the Short of It
Option 2 – A collection of short stories
The Wedding Dress: Stories From the Dakota Plains
HELP thread confirmation
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Task 20.6 – Seasoned Reader – Nicola T – Repo’s Productions 7Wonders
Option 2 – Second Age – “cloth” on cover
I listened to the audio / no MMP / most popular paperback: Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker
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Task 20.9 – Moderator’s Pet – Heather (Gibby) – Celebrating Proofreading
Option 1 – Author First & Last initials in PROOFREADING - P.G.
Philip Gulley / A Place Called Hope
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This Post: 50 points (60 points LESS 10 points for moving book)
Total points to date: 220 points
Golden Oldies (pub 1950 or earlier): 2
Big Books Read: (0) 500 pg / (0) 750 pg / (0) 1000 pg
Total Big Book TICKETS: 0
Cindy FTask 5.4 Best Laid PLans
Book fits Fall challenge task.
Fits 5.4 Authors initials in CRANESBILL GERANIUM (M,A.E)
Rituals: A Faye Longchamp Mystery by Mary Anna Evans
Points this post:5
Total points:25
Tasks completed:4
Books read:4
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:500+(0)750+(0)1000+(0)
Cindy FTask 15.7 Tales of Middle Earth
Genre: Fantasy
The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin
Claim 1 BB Ticket 602 pages
Points this post:15
Total points:40
Tasks completed:5
Books read:5
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
Shiraloo10.9 – Stories Say………..
Helen of Sparta by Amalia Carosella
15.5 – B-I-N-G-O
In Bed with a Highlander by Maya Banks
20.7 -- Shorter is Sweeter - Elizabeth P's Task: One or Two?
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
REQUIRED: Option 1, 2 “I”s and 2 “E”s
CURRENT POST
Points: 45
BBT: 0
GO: 0
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Total Points: 165
BBT: 0
GO: 0
Amy O.Task 20.6. Seasoned Reader – Nicola T's Task: Repos Production’s 7Wonders
Option 1: book with wood, ore, brick, or stone on cover
Dime by E. L. Frank; shows bricks on cover
Points this post: 20
Total points: 110
Tasks completed: 7
Books read: 8
Golden Oldies: 2
Big Books: 0
trishhartuk15.5 - B-I-N-G-O!
Read a book where the FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO.
Old Christmas: From the Sketch Book, Washington Irving
Points this Task: 15
Books Read: 1
Golden Oldie: Yes - Old Christmas was first published in 1875
Big Book: No
Total Points: 525
Tasks Completed: 28
Golden Oldies: 5
Big Books: 2 (500+ x2)
Kathryn CA25.1 - Andy P.'s task: Bookends
Book 1. Read a book written by a single author in which the First letter of the author's First name is the same as the Last letter of his/her Last name.
A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas 336 pages
Book 2. Read a book in which the First letter of the First word is the same as the Last letter of the Last word in the title.
The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer 512 pages
***The Chemist has 512 pages. I am claiming a Big Book Ticket for it***
Total Pages for this task = 848 pages (which exceeds the required 500 pages requirement)
Points This Post: 25
Total Points: 140/1075
BB Tickets This Post: 1
Total BB Tickets: 500+: (2), 750+: (0), 1000+: (0)
Total GO Tickets: 0
Books Read: 12
Tasks Completed: 10
Readerboard Name: MAMAJODY25.10 – Pamela3265's Task: Tis the Season
Option 1: Read a book by an author whose first and last initals can be found in CHRISTMAS CARDS.
Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris.
Option 4: Read a nonfiction book with a main page genre of self-improvement, fitness, nutrition, mental health, education, spiritual, or religion.
Rising Strong by Brené Brown.
(It has been noted in the Help Thread for Pamela's task that Self Help is an approved substitute for Self-Improvement.)
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Points this post: 25
Tasks completed: 1
Books read: 2
Cumulative points total: 105
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CYNBAXTER#20.09 – Moderator’s Pet: Heather (Gibby)'s Task: Celebrating Proofreading
Task: Read a book where the author's initials can be found in the word "PROOFREADING".
Option 1: Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Points this post: 20 points
Total points to date = 480 points
BB tickets this post: 0
Total BB tickets to date: 2
GOLDEN OLDIE this post: 0
Total “GOLDIE” tickets to date: 1
KATIEGIRL20.2 - Fun & Games
2: A book by an author whose first and last name start with the same letter.
Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
First published in 1934. Claiming as GOLDEN OLDIE ticket.
Points this post: 20
Total points: 275
Total tasks: 22
BB total: 1
GO total: 3
Jess Philly20.2. Rookie at the Top - Justme's Task: Fun & Games
For this task I chose Option 1 and read the book Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard.
Points this post: 20
Total Points: 75
Readerboard name: JCLouderRead- Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (1037 pgs.)
Gone with the Wind
5.5 December, January, February - Read a book with the number 1 or 2 in page count
Points: 5
Big Book: 3
Golden Oldies:1
Tasks completed:1
Books Read:1
Readerboard name: JCLouder15.5 Read a book where the FIRST word of the title begins with a letter in BINGO.
Islands in the Stream by Earnest Hemingway
Points this post: 15
Points total in challenge:20
BB: 0
GO: 0
Tasks completed this post:1 (Total:2)
Books read this post:1 (Total: 2)
Cindy FTask 5.9 Listmaker
Book first published in year that contains # 2 and 5.
Relatively Rainey by R.E. Bradshaw Published 2015
Points this post:5
Total points:45
Tasks completed:6
Books read:6
Golden Oldies:0
Big Books:500+(1)750+(0)1000+(0)
5.3 Sole SurvivorRead a book that is number 1 in a series
Golden oldie - first published in 1868
Little Women
Points in this post: 5
Total points: 5
Books posted: 1
Tasks complete: 1
Golden oldie: Yes (1868)
Big book: No
(This is my first post here so please let me know if I got the format right :) )
Reader Board Name: Meegz5.9 - Listmaker: Read a book that was first published in a year that contains the numbers 2 and 5.
The Only Ones: Carola Dibbell
This book was first published in 2015
The Only Ones
Points this Post: 5
Points in Total: 5
Tasks Completed: 1
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25.5 - Sarah BR's Task: A Return to Stars Hollow
The total page count for both books MUST be at least 500 pages
The Picture of Dorian Gray is 248 pages and The Call is 312 pages = 560 pages
Option 1: Rory's reading list
Read a book off of the listopia for Rory's reading list
The Picture of Dorian Gray **#226 on the list**
**The Picture of Dorian Gray is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1890). I claim one GO ticket.**
Option 3: Where you lead
Read a book with at least a 4 letter word from the song within the title/subtitle **Call**
The Call
Points: 25
Golden Oldies: 1
Big Book Tickets: 0
Total Points: 90
Total Golden Oldies: 1
Total Big Book Tickets: 2